Google+ Birding and Wildlife | Travel & Happiness I by Jenn Smith Nelson - Part 4

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Photo Essay: Birding in Saskatchewan from Buffalo Pound Provincial Park

OH my gosh, what an amazing spring and summer it has been birding from the vantage point in and around our cabin. It seems like each year I see a little more, I learn a lot more and it feels like I am Read on! →

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Baby grackles and their 10/10 cute factor

For those bird obsessed types like me out there don’t judge. You may love your warblers (I do too). You may love your shorebirds (I do too). You may even love your raptors (I do too). More than likely though, you may Read on! →

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Welcoming spring with annual bluebird pilgrimage

Every year I am just a bit too early. Too early that is, to see flocks of brilliant blue wings flutter across the prairie skyline making their way to spring nesting spots. Little handcrafted bird houses sit atop fence lines Read on! →

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Wildlife Wednesday - Backyard visitors

Some days its too snowy or cold to go anywhere far to seek out wildlife. Or just treacherous. Last year while scouting snowy owls I managed to get really stuck in a snowdrift - on a gravel road - by Read on! →

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Because lions deserve to live - help me cause an uproar

Because lions deserve to live - help me cause an uproar. I am hoping to appeal to any animal lover who reads this because when species disappear, whole chains of ecosystems change forever. National Geographic has been working with communities Read on! →

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Photo Essay: Murchison Falls National Park Safari (part 2)

Welcome back to the safari party! In case you missed the first post on the beginning of my African safari at Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda and stay at Paara Lodge, you can catch up here. Basically I had to Read on! →

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Wildlife Wednesday: Back yard bird beauty

I wish I could fluff up and keep warm from the chill of winter just like this little beauty from my backyard. Happy Wildlife Wednesday! Question of the day Do you have any regular visitors to your backyard?

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Photo Essay: Murchison Falls National Park Safari (part 1)

There are so many things that come to mind when I think back about my time in Uganda such as witnessing whole families on boda bodas, remembering the rich the taste of baby bananas and my failed attempts to avoid the Read on! →

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Wildlife Wednesday - features 5 questions with Gary Arndt

I recently had the great honour to virtually chat with Gary Arndt of Everything Everywhere and he agreed to answer five questions for a very special Wildlife Wednesday post! If you read travel blogs or are part of the travel Read on! →

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Wildlife Wednesday - Eagles of Northern Saskatchewan

This summer I checked a lot of birds off my life list which admittedly at this point is still relatively easy considering my status as a newish birder. Although I had seen bald eagles before, it didn’t get old when Read on! →